Citrix Presentation Server 4'0: Administration

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Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 Administration

• Module 3
• Installing and Configuring the
• Citrix Presentation Server Clients

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Overview

• Topics in the module include
• The Citrix Presentation Server Client Software
• The Clients
• The Citrix Presentation Server Client for Win32
• The Features of the Client for Win32
• Key Features of the Client for Win32
• Installing the Client for Win32
• Installation Requirements for Win32
• The Client Packager
• Installing the Clients Manually
• Installing the Clients from a Network Share
• ICA Client Update Database
• Creating a New ICA Client Update Database
• Configuring and Modifying the ICA Client Update
• Accessing Published Resources and the Server
  Desktop with Program Neighborhood

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The Citrix Presentation Server Clients for Win32

• The Clients for Win32 include
• The Client for the Web
• Program Neighborhood
• Program Neighborhood Agent

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The Features of the Client for Win32

• The Clients for Win32 share the majority of the
  available
• features however, a small subset of the features
  is
• not available to all three Clients

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Key Features for the Client for Win32

• The new features for the Client for Win32
  include
• Universal Printing
• TWAIN Redirection for USB Devices
• PDA Synchronization for Tethered USB Connections
• Quick Launch Bar for Program Neighborhood
• Windows Key Combination Support

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Installing the Client for Win32

• Administrators can install the Clients using any
  of the
• following
• A network share
• Microsoft System Management Server or Active
  Directory
• The Component CD for MetaFrame Presentation
  Server
• The www.citrix.com web site

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Installation Requirements

• The administrator must check the following prior
  to
• installing the Clients
• Hardware Requirements
• Software Requirements
• Network Protocol Requirements for Browsing
• Installation File Size

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The Client Packager
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Installing the Clients Manually

• Administrators and users can install the Clients
  manually by
• Using the Component CD for MetaFrame
  Presentation Server
• Connecting to a network share
• Downloading the Clients from the www.citrix.com
  web site

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Deploying the Clients Using Active Directory or
Microsoft Systems Management Server

• Administrators can deploy the Clients using
• Active Directory or Microsoft Systems Management
• Server by
• Using the .MSI package contained on the
  Components CD for MetaFrame Presentation Server
• Using the custom Client Package in the .MSI format

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ICA Client Update Database

• Administrators can use the ICA Client Update
• Configuration utility to perform the following
• tasks
• Create a new update database
• Specify a default update database
• Configure update database options and properties
• Add new Client versions to the database
• Remove outdated and unneeded Client versions from
  the database
• Change the properties of Clients in the database

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Creating a New ICA Client Update Database
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Configuring and Modifying the ICA Client Update
Database

• Administrators can modify the ICA Client
• Update Database by
• Adding new versions of the Client database
• Removing the Clients from the database
• Configuring user options for the entire database
• Configuring user options for individual Clients
  within the database

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The Clients for Win32

• The Clients for Win32 include
• The Client for Web
• Program Neighborhood Agent
• Program Neighborhood

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Accessing Published Resources with the Client for
Web

• The Client for Web
• Is the most seamless version of the Client for
  Win32
• Installs the first time the user logs on to the
  Web Interface
• Requires no configurations by the user

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Accessing Published Resources with Program
Neighborhood Agent

• Program Neighborhood Agent
• Allows users to connect to their application set
  in the Web Interface without the need to open an
  Internet browser
• Places icons for the published resources on the
  desktop, system tray or in the Start menu of the
  client device

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Accessing Published Resources and the Server
Desktop with Program Neighborhood

• Program Neighborhood
• Allows custom connections to published resources
  without the use of the Web Interface
• Provides the ability to create custom connections
  directly to the server desktop

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Exercise

• Complete the following exercises
• Exercise 3-1 Creating and Deploying a Client
  Package
• Exercise 3-2 Creating a Custom Connection in
  Program Neighborhood

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Review

• Topics in the module include
• The Citrix Presentation Server Client Software
• The Clients
• The Citrix Presentation Server Client for Win32
• The Features of the Client for Win32
• Key Features of the Client for Win32
• Installing the Client for Win32
• Installation Requirements for Win32
• The Client Packager
• Installing the Clients Manually
• Installing the Clients from a Network Share
• ICA Client Update Database
• Creating a New ICA Client Update Database
• Configuring and Modifying the ICA Client Update
• Accessing Published Resources and the Server
  Desktop with Program Neighborhood